Wheel-painting machine.



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WHEEL PAINTING MACHINE.

AYPLIQATIOH FILED APR. 23, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES o. :BEARDS'LEE, 'OF cLEvELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE SHER-WIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

WHEEL-PAINTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 30, 1906.

Application filed April 23, 1906. Serial No. 313,225.

To a whom it 'may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES C. BEARDSLEE, a'cltiz'en of the UnitedStates,and a resident of Cleveland county of Cuyahoga, and State of'Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Wheel-Painting Machines, ofwhich the following is a s ecification, the principle of the inventioneing herein eX- plainedandthe best mode in which have contemplatedapplying that principle, so as to distinguishit from other inventions.

1 My invention relates to improvements in machines for "ainting objectsby immersion or'dipping. t has particular reference to machines-of thisclass designed. for painting wheels. Machines have come into quitegeneral use for this last purpose not merely in the painting of the metawheels ordinarily employed on agricultural machinery such as on mowers,reapers, cultivators, and the like'tl1ese wheels being difficult topaint by hand with a brush, but also in the painting of thewooden'wheels of cheaper grades of carriages and Wagons. Such machines,of which a number have from time to time been brought forth, all involvethe use of an open paint-receptacle in the form of a tank. and mechanismadapted to receive and dip a wheeltherein, raise the same, and thereuponrapidly rotate it in order to remove by centrifugal force any'surplus ofpaint. A hood is-of course'always found desirable as a means forcollecting the aint thrown from the wheel and for returning it to thetank.

My invention has as its object the provi sion, in connection with a tankand hood of the character described, of means for more readilyand'easily-efl'ecting the several operations just described; and to theaccomplishment of-this end it consists of means hereinafter fullydescribed, and specifically set forth in the'claims.

The annexed drawing and the following description set forth in detailcertain mechanism embodying the invention, such disclosed meansconstituitng but one of various mechanical forms in which the principleof surmounted by a housing or hood B of substantially semicircularcontour. Tank A is preferably sunk into the floor, as is shown, andshould be-of a depth at least equal to half the diameter of the largestwheel that it is desired to operate upon. Hood B is'conveniently made ofsheet metal and should be of such a height as to readily accommodatesuchlargest wheel when the latter is raised entirely above the top"level ofthe tank A. In the preferred construction illustrated inthefigure of reference such hood is of triangular cross-section inorderto facilitate the collection and return of the paint to the tank A.Inclined triangular plates 1) at the bot:

tom of the legs of the hood assist in properly able stan ards 0 upon abase 0 being provided therefor. In the outer end of such frame isrotatably mounted in bearings 'c a horizontal shaft C This shaft is heldagainst 'endwise movement in said bearings by means of collars, such as0 or equivalent means and has one end extending centrally within theopening inclosed by hood B- and so directly over tank A. Such end oftheshaft is adapted to receive and hold the object to be painted. Thisbeing a wheel W in the case in hand, the means for effectingsuchattachment comprise simply a pair-of oppositely-disposed arms 0rotatively mounted near the end of the shaft and provided withforwardly-projecting ins c. The wheelhub need accordingly emerelyslipped onto spokes of the wheel, whereupon the wheel is likewiserotatively held upon the shaft. Any other approved device may beemployed instead of arms 0 and pins 0 Whereby'to secure the wheel to theshaft. scribed, however, has the advantage of'simplicity ofconstructionand of permitting the wheel to be readily affixed and removed over anyother form of which I have knowledge. The tendency of the wheel to moveaxially is of course very slight, and any displacement thereof due tosuch cause is prevented by spreading the heads of pins 0, as shown.

The opposite or rear end of the'shaft is de-' signed, in one position offrame C to be oper- 9 such end of the shaft until pins 0? engage theatively engaged by suitable driving mechanism D. As shown, suchmechanism comprises -atransversely-disposed shaft D, mounted in suitablebearings (2, provided in standards D and driven from a countershaft ormotor directly, as desired. Properly disposed on shaft D to effect theresult about to be indicated is a sleeve D". This sleeve bears twoopposed cone friction-pulleys d, respectively adapted to-be brought intofrictional engagement with a cone friction-pulley mounted on the rearend of shaft C when the latter is raised into its highest position bytilting or swinging frame C, on which it is mounted-upwardly. Suchcontact may be made with either frictionpulley d, as desired, byshifting sleeve D in the proper direction and the direction of rotationof shaft 0 and of the wheel secured to the other end thereof governedand re versed to suit the operator. A hand-lever D is connected toconveniently shift such sleeve and cone-pulleys in the manner justmaintain such frame in a raised position,

although such position is further assured by means of a latch c onhandlever C con nected with the frame in the manner clearly shown in thesame figure. This hand-lever serves as means for effecting theoscillation of the frame referred to, and the same catch also securesthe frame in its lower position in v which the wheel W, borne thereby,is semiimmersed in tank A, as indicated by the dotted outline of thesame in the figure.

Having thus described the construction of my improved wheel-paintingmachine, I

. shall now proceed to describe its mode of operation, although this isalready sufficiently evident. A wheel W being affixed to the forward endof shaft C the latter is lowered by swinging frame C downwardly in themanner and to the extent just set forth. A turn or two is now given thewheel, so as to bring all parts thereof into contact with the paintcontained in the tank. This accom plished, frame C is swung upwardly bymeans of hand-lever O and the wheel raised to its upper position inhousing B, in which it appears in the figure. By the same movement therear end of shaft C is operatively connected with driving mechanism D,and by properly shifting sleeve D the same is rapidly rotated in firstone direction, then the other. In this way the paint is caused to spreadevenly over the entire outer surface of the wheel and any surplusage isthrown off and returned to tank A. A wheel having been thus painted, itis removed from shaft C and the operation repeated, as before.

It is of course understood that the disposition of hand-levers C and D,whereby frame C is swung and sleeve D shifted, respectively, may bevaried to suit different situations, so as to be most convenient for theoperator. In order to steady shaft C against undue vibration, especiallywhen heavy wheels are being painted, I have found it advisable inpractice to provide one or two bearing-rests adapted to engage the samewhen in its elevated position. These I do not show in the drawing; butthey would be positioned, preferably, one near each end, and standardswould be provided to support them solidly against the shaft.

Having thus described my invention in detail, that which I particularlypoint out and distinctly claim is 1. In a machine for painting wheelsand the like, the combination with a paint-receptacle, of a rotatablemember oscillatorily mounted with respect to an axis other than its own,said member projecting over said receptacle and being adapted to receivethe object to be painted.

2. In a machine for painting wheels and the like, the combination with apaint-rece tacle, of a rotatable member oscillatorily mounted withrespect to an axis substantially parallel with its own, said memberprojecting over said receptacle and being adapted to receive the objectto be painted.

3. In a machine for painting wheels and the like, the combination of apaint-receptacle, an oscillatory frame, and a rotatable member whollysupported in said frame and projecting over said receptacle, said memberbeing adapted to receive the object to be painted.

4. In a machine for painting wheels and the like, the combination of apaint-receptacle, an oscillatory frame, and a member rotatably mountedin the free end of said frame so as to oscillate therewith andprojecting over said receptacle, said member being adapted to receivethe object to be painted.

5. In a machine for painting wheels and the like, the combination of apaint-receptacle, an oscillatory frame, and a shaft wholly supported insaid frame and having one end extending laterally over said receptacle,such end being adapted to receive and hold the object to be painted.

6. In a machine for painting wheels and the like. the combination of apaint-receptacle, an oscillatory frame adjacent thereto, a memberrotatably mounted in the free end .of said frame so as to oscillatetherewith and projecting'laterally over said receptacle, said memberbeing adapted to'receive and hold the object tobe painted, and meansadapted to rotate said member. I I c 7. In'*-a ma'chinefor paintingWheels and the like, the combination of a paint-receptaadapted to securesaid frame in various an-- gular positions.

8. In a machine for painting Wheels and the like, the combination of apaint-recepta cle, an oscillatory frame adjacent thereto, and arotatable member mounted Wholly in I said frame and on a substantiallyhorizontal axis, said member projecting over said receptacle and beingadapted to receive the object to be painted.

9. In a machine for painting Wheels and the like, the combination of apaint-receptacle, an oscillatory frame, and a member rotatably mountedin said frame on an axis subs'tantially parallel With the latters axisof oscillation, said member projecting over said receptacle and beingadapted to receive the object to be painted.

10. In a machine for painting wheels and the like, the combination of apaint-receptacle, anoscillatory frame, a shaft mounted in the free endof said frame on an axis substantially parallel with'the latters axis ofoscillation, one end of said shaft extending over 7 said receptacle andbeing adapted to receive and hold the object to be painted, and meansfor driving said shaft. I

11. In a machine for painting wheels and the like, the combination of apaint-recepta-' cle, an oscillatory frame adjacent thereto, a shaftrotatably mounted in the free end of said-frame on an axis substantiallyparallel with the latters axis of oscillation, said shaft projectingover said receptacle and being adapted to receive the object-to bepainted, means for driving said shaft, and means for swinging'saidframe.

12. In a machine for painting Wheels and the like, the combination of apaint-receptacle, a frame pivotally mounted to one side of the same, ashaft mounted in the free end of said frame and having one end extendingover said paint-receptacle, such end being adapted to receive and holdthe object to be painted, and means adapted to secure said framein'various angular positions about its axis.

13. In a machine for painting wheels and the like, the combination of apaint-receptacle, a frame pivotally mounted 'to one side of the same, ahorizontal shaft mounted in the freee'nd of said frame and having oneend extending over said paint-receptacle, such end being ad'apted'toreceive and'hold the object to be pain-ted, and means adapted to securesaid frame in various angular positions'about its-axis. I

14:. In a machine for painting Wheels and the'like, the combination ofa'vertically-disposed paint-tank, an oscillatory frame mounted laterallythereof, a horizontal shaft mounted in the free end of said frame andhaving one end extending over said tank, such end bein adapted toreceive and hold the object to Tie painted, means adapted to swing saidframe to raise and lower said shaft, and means adapted to rotate saidshaft when in its raised position.

15. In a machine for painting Wheels and the like, the combination of avertically-disposed paint-tank, a hood surmounting the same, anoscillatory frame mounted laterally of said tank, a shaft mounted in thefree end of said frame and havin one end extendin over said paint-tank,suc end being adapte to receive and holdthe object to be painted, andmeans adapted to securesaid frame in various angular positions about itsaxis.

16. In a machine for painting wheels and the like, the combination of avertically-disposed paint-tank, a hood surmounting the same, anoscillatory frame mounted laterally of said tank, a horizontal shaftmounted in the free end of said frame and having one end extending oversaid tank, such end being adapted to receive and hold the object to bepainted, means adapted to securesaidframe in various angular positionsabout its axis, and driving means adapted in one position of said frameto operatively engage said shaft.

17. In a machine for painting wheels andthe like, the combination of avertically-disposed paint-tank, a hood surmounting the same, anoscillatory frame mounted laterally of said tank, a horizontal shaftmounted in the free-end of said frame and having one end extending oversaid tank, such end being adapted to receive and hold the object to bepainted, means adapted to secure said frame in various angular positionsab out its axis, and reversible driving means adapted in one position ofsaid frame to operatively engage said shaft.

18. In a machine for painting Wheels and the like, the combination of avertically-disposed paint-tank, a hood surmounting the same, anoscillatory frame mounted laterally of said tank, a horizontal shaftmounted in the free end of said frame and having one end extending oversaid tank, such endbeing adapted to receive and hold the object to bepainted, means adapted to swing said frame to raise and lower saidshaft, and driving means adapted to operatively engage said,

shaft when in its raised position.

19. In a machine'for painting wheels and ioo IIO

the like, the combination of a vertically-dis- I to raise and lower saidshaft, and reversible posed paint-tank, a hood surmounting the I drivingmeans adapted to 0 eratively engage 10 same, an oscillatory framemounted laterally said shaft when in its raise position.

of said tank, a horizontal shaft mounted in I Signed by me this 21st davof April, 1906.

the free end of said frame and having one end JAMES C. BEARDSLEE.extending over said tank, such end being Attest:

adapted to receive and hold the object to be B. C. LUoAs,

painted, means adapted to swing said frame J NO. F. OBERLIN.

